Dave Petersen Has Heart Attack!!

[StillStanding]

Many of you probably know or have heard of Dave Petersen. He was a singer in the original Lanny Wolfe Trio. I just recieved the following email from Bonita, his wife.

My Dave had a heart attack Mon. night. He thought he had indigestion and at 4am we headed for the hospital. I'm thanking God we got him there in time, as one artery was 99% blocked. This has been a very stressful week for us both!!!! I knew you would want to know!

Please pray for us as this is the first time in years we do not have health insurance. Also, we have had to cancel a lot of services. I don't want him to have to worry about having to book and go right away! This is one of the drawbacks of not working for a local church. You know you don't think that something like this can happen to you, then when it does, it really hits home!!! I'm praying & believing for a miracle physically and financially!!

Please say a prayer for Dave and Bonita today!

[HeavenlyOne]

Praying.....

[Barb]

Many of you probably know or have heard of Dave Petersen. He was a singer in the original Lanny Wolfe Trio. I just recieved the following email from Bonita, his wife.



Please say a prayer for Dave and Bonita today!

Yes, amen...thank you for posting this, Pianoman...

[Falla39]

Many of you probably know or have heard of Dave Petersen. He was a singer in the original Lanny Wolfe Trio. I just recieved the following email from Bonita, his wife.



Please say a prayer for Dave and Bonita today!


Dear Lord God,

We come humbly before Your Throne on behalf of Bro. Dave and

Sis. Bonita Petersen. You see this dear couple and see their dire

need of a divine touch of healing, and their financial need. It is not

hidden from You. Lord, You emphasised that we are to cast all our

cares upon You, for You care for us. Help this precious couple to be

able to trust this whole situation into Your Nail-scarred Hands, and

increase their faith to believe that You can indeed do exceeding,

abundantly more than they can think or ask, according to the power

that dwelleth in them, in JESUS NAME, we ask these things! Thank

You, dear JESUS for what You WILL do for the Dave Petersen family!

Falla39

[rgcraig]

Wow! So sad that they are at a place now where they don't have insurance.

Thanks for letting us know!

[becky123abc]

I will be praying too...

[CC1]

Pianoperson,

Thanks for letting us know about this. I will be praying.

[ManOfWord]

Lord Jesus, may Your hand of healing and providing be upon the Petersen's for Your glory and their benefit!!!

[StillStanding]

Thank you all for your prayers! I'm sure Dave and Bonita appreciate it! :)

[CC1]

Pianoperson,

I am assuming Dave had bypass surgery?

[Ronzo]

I don't know who this is, but God does. I'm praying

[StillStanding]

Pianoperson,

I am assuming Dave had bypass surgery?

I'm not sure yet! I'm waiting on a follow-up email! :)

[Blubayou]

Praying! Please keep us updated.

[Thad]

PM,

I'm sad to hear this. may God be with D&A through all of this.
where are they based out of now? where did this take place?

They just did the concert in Brooklyn too... interesting

[Dora]

Is there a paypal account set up for them.

I love Dave and Bonita Peterson. Wonderful Wonderful people!

I will definitely be in prayer...

[StillStanding]

Pianoperson,

I am assuming Dave had bypass surgery?

I'm not sure yet! I'm waiting on a follow-up email! :)

Ok, here's the scoop!

The blockages were in the left main/anterior descending/circumflex.

Because the blockage was so great (99%) they wanted to open it with stents immediately during the heart cath. They ended up putting 5 stents and balloons in, and also another artery was 90% blocked. So it was very risky. They say the front of the heart was damaged. But hopefully with meds, diet and exercise it can heal, to what extent we don't know, and of course, we know a God that can do exceedingly abundantly more than we can ask or think!

[StillStanding]

Is there a paypal account set up for them.

I love Dave and Bonita Peterson. Wonderful Wonderful people!

I will definitely be in prayer...
I'm checking into this! :)

[StillStanding]

PM,

I'm sad to hear this. may God be with D&A through all of this.
where are they based out of now? where did this take place?

They just did the concert in Brooklyn too... interesting
Thad, they are now based in Indianapolis! Bonita used to be the organ player for Calvary Tab in her younger days.

[Thad]

Thad, they are now based in Indianapolis! Bonita used to be the organ player for Calvary Tab in her younger days.

I remember that she was quite good

I hope he regains his health and that they cane get settled into a good church

[Trouvere]

I am praying.I have heard them minister in La.They are a blessing.

[Rhoni]

Pianoperson,

Praying for our friend Dave. It must be frightening both physically and financially for them both. Give them my best regards and tell them I am praying for them.

Blessings, Rhonda

[Malvaro]

From a recent email....
Date: Tue, 29 May 2007 16:37:54


Greetings!

As many of you already know, our friend Dave Petersen (one of the three points of the original Lanny Wolfe Trio triangle) suffered a heart attack this past week and underwent heart surgery to correct two problem artieries--one with 99% blockage. To God be the glory for making the operation a success. Some damage to the top of his heart was done and only time will tell if that damage will be rectified or modified. How is Dave doing? Fine! It's been a week since the surgery and he'll be okay if we can get him to follow the doctor's orders and not overdo himself in the recovery process. I appreciated so much JCM alumni, Joel Lewis, making some of you aware of Dave's recent surgery.

Since Dave and Bonita are not presently on staff at a local church and cover their living expenses by traveling around the country ministering in local churches, they don't have the luxury of some of the fringe benefits of being employed on a regular basis by a local church. And because Dave and Bonita don't have health insurance, you can imagine the financial stress that they are facing at this time. Add to that the fact that Dave has lost some of the income that he would have had if the heart attack had not happened, along with down time in the recovery process and you can appreciate how it would be easy for Dave and Bonita to feel nervous and concerned about trying to make everything make sense in their life right now.

Almost 30 years before Dave had this heart attack, the Lord gave me a song "In Everything Give Him Thanks." The Lanny Wolfe Trio has sung that song so many times and, when singing it, it has been easy to shout about Job's comeback and overlook the "now" relevency of the second verse--NOW, WHEN TROUBLES COME . . . in our own lives. And, be assured, just as sure as death and taxes--TROUBLE COMES! Maybe not today, maybe not tomorrow . . . but just hang on because we ALL take our turns dealing with TROUBLE when it comes! STOP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

What I want you to think about it that we should not always be quick to blame trouble on the devil! May I remind you that it was God who brought up Job's name in the first place in a casual conversation with the devil--"Have you considered my servant, Job!" I am suggesting that oftentimes, I believe, God allows trouble to come our way so that we can profit from it, grow closer to Him from it, grow spiritually from it, be bigger or better for it . . . and that we could possibly have "twice as much" as we had before trouble ripped something from us! If God did that for Job, why wouldn't he do it for you or me . . . or Dave and Bonita!

I used to think this story was in the Bible so that I would stop feeling sorry for myself whenever trouble came my way; after studying it many times, I now feel that it is there not so much to teach me a lesson . . . but to teach the devil a lesson . . . that being "Don't mess with my kids whom I have confidence in! Could it be that through you or me or Dave and Bonita that God is wanting to remind the devil again in 2007 . . . not to mess with His kids that He has confidence in. and that we will stand tall against the storms that come our way.

Yes, troubles WILL come; heart attacks will attack the righteous and the unrighteous, but when they do, we need to see how God wants to bring glory to HIM that can do all things! If Dave's singing and ministry has ever touched you even once, I would like to ask you to pray about helping them out at this difficult time for them. Whatever you can spare would be helpful.

Some of you are pastors and might want to take up a special offering so that your congregation could share in this blessing. Some of you pastors may want to help out by contacting Dave and having he and Bonita come and bless your congregation with Dave's anointed singing and ministry. They could do a choir clinic at your church that would give a spiritual boost to your music ministry department.

This is a wonderful opportunity for the family to show what "family" is all about and to come together and show our love by reaching out. Now's time for the family to rally together. You just never know when you'll be on the other end of the equation and hoping that "your friends" in the body are caring about you and your situation. Let's all chip in and do something! If we do, it WILL make a difference!

~DP contact info removed~

[Steadfast]

Dave is married to my wife's first cousin, Bonita. He's probably easily misunderstood but they have a great heart and they both love using their talents for God.

He can sing and, trust me, the girl can 'whoop' an organ like nobody's business. They were passing through to see us a few years ago on the very night I had been asked to speak at a HUGE black Baptist Church in town.

They found out who those two were and put them up to sing / play before I preached and those poor people were bouncing off the walls before they were done. We may not see everything eye to eye but they are a BLAST to be with. He is, without a doubt, one of the funniest people on earth when he gets going.

Good people and, yes, he is doing better at last report.